Edward I Lee

Brief Life History of Edward I

When Edward I Lee was born on 27 September 1822, in Union, Union, South Carolina, United States, his father, Henry Lee, was 26 and his mother, Lucy Furlow, was 22. He married Sabray Ann Rankin in 1843. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Arkansas, United States in 1870 and Upper Township, Crawford, Arkansas, United States in 1880. He died on 15 October 1897, in Schaberg, Crawford, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Schaberg Cemetery, Crawford, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward I Lee
1822–1897
Sabray Ann Rankin
1819–1875
Marriage: 1843
Martin Decatur Lee
1844–1889
Jesse Edward Lee
1848–1849
Martha Jane Lee
1848–1896
Rachel Emaline Lee
1849–1923
Mary Ann Lee
1851–1940
Sarah Frances Lee
1854–1920
Lucinda Katherine Lee
1857–1985
George F. Lee
1868–
Tessey Lee
1870–
Ella Lee
1872–
William Lee
1873–

Sources (8)

  • Edward Lee, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Edward Lee, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Edward Lee, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed

In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sang, Jae, Jong, Jung, Sung, Yong, Kyung, Seung, Dong, Kwang, Myung.

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood or glade’.

English: habitational name from any of the many places in England named with Old English lēah ‘wood, glade’, including Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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